Very interesting work well described in this article. Could change building termal isolation levels dramatically.

Very interesting work well described in this article. Could change building termal isolation levels dramatically.

Originally shared by Gideon Rosenblatt

I'm really excited about this. Costing as little as $7.44 per square meter, this new nanoscale material is also biodegradable under the right conditions. It's also super strong (a strength-to-weight ratio that's about eight times that of steel) and heat-insulating. This is a material to keep an eye on. It could radically alter the construction industry - and probably has a lot of other applications that we can't yet see.
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-nanowood-20180309-story.html

First bus line in France using fuel cell. The hydrogen is produced locally using solar energy.

First bus line in France using fuel cell. The hydrogen is produced locally using solar energy.

Article in French.

#fuelcell

La ville de Pau dévoile son Fébus, le premier bus à hydrogène de France. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw69qi6zc
http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw69qi6zc

What if you never saw your colleagues in person again?

What if you never saw your colleagues in person again?
The way people work is changing....

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180130-what-if-you-never-saw-your-colleagues-in-person-again
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180130-what-if-you-never-saw-your-colleagues-in-person-again

A first off. I am curious to see how this goes. This could be the beginning of a fast change on the way commerce works.

A first off. I am curious to see how this goes. This could be the beginning of a fast change on the way commerce works.



Originally shared by Gideon Rosenblatt

Amazon's first automated store opens tomorrow here in Seattle. Retail is about to experience a revolution.
https://qz.com/1184978/amazon-gos-ai-powered-grocery-store-is-opening-to-the-public-in-seattle-tomorrow/

Very good reading from BBC. Sometimes it looks like we do not learn with history.

Very good reading from BBC. Sometimes it looks like we do not learn with history.
"Another sign that we’re entering into a danger zone is the increasing occurrence of ‘nonlinearities’, or sudden, unexpected changes in the world’s order "
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170418-how-western-civilisation-could-collapse

Quase a começar a 6ª edição da Pós-Graduação em Gestão de Projetos.

Quase a começar a 6ª edição da Pós-Graduação em Gestão de Projetos.
Ver https://www.pbs.up.pt/pt/programas/pos-graduacao-gestao-de-projetos/

https://www.pbs.up.pt/pt/programas/pos-graduacao-gestao-de-projetos/

A new type of neural network made with memristors can dramatically improve the efficiency of teaching machines to think like humans. Interesting article, this tech could help to develop predictive maintenance systems.

A new type of neural network made with memristors can dramatically improve the efficiency of teaching machines to think like humans. Interesting article, this tech could help to develop predictive maintenance systems.

#machinelearning #ai

Originally shared by Guillaume Cornelissen

New quick-learning neural network powered by memristors.
A new type of neural network made with memristors can dramatically improve the efficiency of teaching machines to think like humans. The network, called a reservoir computing system, could predict words before they are said during conversation, and help predict future outcomes based on the present.
https://news.engin.umich.edu/2017/12/new-quick-learning-neural-network-powered-by-memristors/

Originally shared by Electric Cars

Originally shared by Electric Cars

World’s largest battery: 200MW/800MWh vanadium flow battery – site work ongoing
https://buff.ly/2CWJ85b

Originally shared by Ward Plunet

Originally shared by Ward Plunet

Andrew Ng Says Factories Are AI’s Next Frontier

The artificial-intelligence expert is on a mission to AI-ify manufacturing, starting with partners like Foxconn. Andrew Ng, an AI expert who, among other things, led AI efforts at Google and Baidu, is working on a new startup that will bring AI to manufacturing. Every day, in factories around the world, thousands of people spend hours squinting at tiny circuit boards and other electronic components, looking for imperfections. It’s painstaking work, and Andrew Ng, a leading artificial-intelligence expert who’s already spent years helping tech giants Google and Baidu spread AI across their companies, thinks computers can do it better. Ng, formerly the head of AI for Chinese Internet company Baidu and the creator of the deep-learning Google Brain project, is the CEO of a new startup called Landing.AI that will help companies figure out ways to incorporate AI. Specifically, Landing.AI, which is based in Palo Alto, California, and has existed for only about four months, is working with manufacturers—including Foxconn, the world’s largest contract manufacturer and maker of Apple’s iPhones—to figure out how AI can help with product yield and quality control.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609770/andrew-ng-says-factories-are-ais-next-frontier/

China companies are betting strongly on the EV market and i believe they will go far as the local market is huge and this will give economy of scale regarding price level.

China companies are betting strongly on the EV market and i believe they will go far as the local market is huge and this will give economy of scale regarding price level.

#ev

Originally shared by ****

South China Morning Post: This is China's answer to the Tesla Model X – at about half the price. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw6NyWljc
http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw6NyWljc

A different sort of urban train. Interesting concept.

A different sort of urban train. Interesting concept.

#metro #lvr

Originally shared by Ayush Gupta

Trackless train !!!

The most astonishing feature is that there are no physical tacks. It runs on virtual tracks, that are present on roads
As countries like India, Brazil & China develop, they will require a new form of transport to cope with exponentially increasing traffic jams.
Also, we can use these train to replace buses in big cities. As this train require virtual tracks, we can create dedicated tracks(lane) where the train will run.
https://goo.gl/vCCpqx

Originally shared by Greg Batmarx

Originally shared by Greg Batmarx

Fusion powers the sun, and if we could harness it here on Earth, we could obtain unlimited clean energy. Scientists have been working on that goal for years, and now researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Texas A&M University just made a huge leap forwards.
Helium, a byproduct of the process, typically bubbles and weakens the materials comprising a fusion reactor. But inside of nanocomposite solids (instead of the metal of regular fusion reactors), helium doesn’t form into destructive bubbles, it actually tunnels vein-like channels to escape.

Fusion energy isn’t easy to generate in part because of the difficulty in finding materials able to withstand the grueling conditions inside a fusion reactor’s core. These researchers may have found an answer by exploring how helium behaves in nanocomposite solids, and the results surprised them.
Because while helium doesn’t endanger the environment, according to Texas A&M University, it does damage fusion reactor materials. Inside a solid material, helium bubbles out, akin to carbon dioxide in carbonated water.
Michael Demkowicz Texas A&M associate professor, said Literally, you get these helium bubbles inside of the metal that stay there forever because the metal is solid. As you accumulate more and more helium, the bubbles start to link up and destroy the entire material.

But inside nanocomposite solids, which Texas A&M describes as materials made of stacks of thick metal layers helium didn’t bubble. Instead, it actually made channels similar to human veins.
Demkowicz said We were blown away by what we saw. As you put more and more helium inside these nanocomposites, rather than destroying the material, the veins actually start to interconnect, resulting in kind of a vascular system. And the researchers think the helium could then flow out of the material without causing any further damage according to Texas A&M.
The surprising discovery could have more applications than in just fusion reactors. Demkowicz said I think the bigger picture here is in vascularized solids…What else could be transported through such networks? Perhaps heat or electricity or even chemicals that could help the material self-heal.
The journal Science Advances published the research this month.
https://inhabitat.com/we-were-blown-away-researchers-eliminate-obstacles-to-fusion-energy/

Excellent idea for grid energy storage in combination with solar and wind power

Excellent idea for grid energy storage in combination with solar and wind power

#renewable
http://news.mit.edu/2017/air-breathing-battery-making-renewable-power-more-viable-grid-1011?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=